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A Proud Mama Moment- My Son the Eagle Scout

Yesterday Son#1 completed the final phase and officially became an Eagle Scout. I have to admit to you that I honestly thought that this day would never come. My Super Blog Buddy Sarah and I would joke that our boys belonged to the “Slacker” Patrol because they didn’t seem to want to advance, but they were having a good time and they were hanging with a good group of kids so I didn’t really mind. Somewhere in the last two years it suddenly became important and I watched my son work hard to earn his badges and begin to mark off his achievements, each step a little closer to his goal. We were right there working along with him; touring national monuments, interviewing politicians, timing his laps and cutting wood for his final service project.

Statistics say that out for every one hundred boys who join scouting only four will achieve the rank of Eagle and I am very proud of Son#1’s achievement. I am pleased that he stuck with it and while he made it very close to the deadline he did in fact turn in the paper work on time, proving that even procrastinators can become Eagle Scouts.

I have included some other Boy Scout statistics at the bottom of this post that I thought were interesting:

Of 100 Boys in Scouting –
* Only rarely will one appear in juvenile court.
* 12 will receive their first church contact through Scouting.
* 5 will receive church religious emblems.
* 1 will enter the clergy due to his Scouting relationships.
* 18 will develop hobbies that will give them a lifelong interest.
* 8 will find their future life vocations.
* 1 will use Scout skills to save another’s life.
* 1 will credit Scout skills with saving his own life.
* 2 of the 100 will reach the Eagle Rank.
* 17 will later become leaders in Scouting and will pass on their skills, inspiration and leadership to countless youth.

A comparative study of the records of Scouts and non-Scouts in a sampling of schools and colleges shows that Scouts hold most of the major positions of leadership in the student body. The survey resulted in the following statistics in regard to school officers bearing a large amount of responsibility.
* Of senior class presidents, 89% were Scouts.
* Of junior class presidents, 80% were Scouts.
* Of business managers of school publications, 75% were Scouts.
* Of student council presidents, 85% were Scouts.
* Of school newspaper editors, 88% were Scouts.
* Of editors of school annuals, 77% were Scouts.
* Of basketball captains, 64% were Scouts.

Numbered among the alumni of the Boy Scouts of America are:
* 64% of Air Force Academy graduates.
* 58% of West Point graduates.
* 70% of Annapolis graduates.
* 72% of Rhodes scholars.
* 85% of FBI agents.
* 26% of the 29 U.S. astronauts.